Ronnie Wood Celebrates 50 Years as a Rolling Stone By Painting His Bandmates — See the Portraits!
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Rachel DeSantisNovember 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood has a new collection of paintings called Paint It Black
The collection features portraits of himself and bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts
The collection celebrates Wood's 50th anniversary with the band
The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is celebrating 50 years with the band by showing off his other exceptional talent.
Wood, an accomplished artist, is marking the milestone anniversary with Paint It Black, a new collection of paintings that features portraits of him and bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the late Charlie Watts.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since I joined The Rolling Stones. In these portraits, I wanted to capture the spirit of Mick, Keith, me and our late friend Charlie Watts, and the live shows we’ve been lucky enough to play together,” Wood, 78, said in a statement. “I’m proud of the journey we’ve been on, and it felt right to share these prints with the world now. Art has defined my life, and I’ve been painting even longer than I’ve been playing music.”
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Ronnie Wood's painting of Mick Jagger
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Ronnie Wood's painting of Keith Richards
Woods’ self-portrait is titled “Connection,” and features him playing guitar with a smile on his face. Jagger’s image is called “Out of Control,” and features the frontman in black pants and a black T-shirt performing with his arms outstretched.
Richards’ is titled “Doctor,” and shows him pouting while wearing his signature head scarf, while Watts’ is called “Tight Section,” and features him seated behind his drum kit holding a drumstick up to his head.
The collection features signed, limited edition prints of each of the portraits, with Wood personalizing each one with a message of choice for fans. The release also comes amid the reissue of Black and Blue, Wood’s first record with the band following the departure of Mick Taylor. The album came out in April 1976.
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Ronnie Wood's self-portrait
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Ronnie Wood's painting of Charlie Watts
The Stones auditioned a number of guitarists to replace Taylor before settling on Wood, who had previously played with bands like the Birds and Faces.
Wood has been painting since he was a child and stumbled upon his older brothers’ paints. According to a press release, his early childhood paintings made it onto BBC’s Sketch Club, and one even won a prize.
“I paint to music, and sometimes when I’m playing, in my head I’m doing it to a painting,” he said in a statement. “Art fills my life, art is my life, and art will continue to be my life.”
In 2024, the rocker gave a tour of his art studio in a video shared to Facebook, and was asked who of his bandmates was his favorite to paint.
“They’re all a challenge really, but my fellow axeman Keith has probably got the most changeable face for me," he said. "Mind you, Mick is very hard to capture. They’re difficult.”
The portraits are now available for sale on the Ronnie Wood Shop. The collection can also be viewed in person at the RedHouse Originals Gallery in Harrogate, England.
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